# Tugs and pusher craft (HS4 8904) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Tugs and pusher craft at HS4 8904, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The tugs and pusher craft subsector recorded $3.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -5.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $3.1B |
| Latest annual change | -5.9% |
| Active exporters | 99 |
| Active importers | 142 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $334.9M | 347 | 1 |
| 1996 | $358.6M | 392 | 1 |
| 1997 | $412.3M | 356 | 1 |
| 1998 | $452.1M | 386 | 1 |
| 1999 | $527.7M | 456 | 1 |
| 2000 | $448.3M | 454 | 1 |
| 2001 | $451.9M | 423 | 1 |
| 2002 | $609.1M | 484 | 1 |
| 2003 | $990.3M | 491 | 1 |
| 2004 | $1.1B | 533 | 1 |
| 2005 | $1.4B | 622 | 1 |
| 2006 | $1.9B | 716 | 1 |
| 2007 | $2.7B | 677 | 1 |
| 2008 | $3.1B | 719 | 1 |
| 2009 | $4.1B | 690 | 1 |
| 2010 | $4.1B | 816 | 1 |
| 2011 | $4.9B | 672 | 1 |
| 2012 | $4.5B | 734 | 1 |
| 2013 | $5.9B | 656 | 1 |
| 2014 | $5.6B | 745 | 1 |
| 2015 | $5.7B | 805 | 1 |
| 2016 | $5.3B | 711 | 1 |
| 2017 | $3.6B | 635 | 1 |
| 2018 | $2.8B | 636 | 1 |
| 2019 | $3.1B | 741 | 1 |
| 2020 | $2.7B | 656 | 1 |
| 2021 | $3.0B | 583 | 1 |
| 2022 | $3.3B | 659 | 1 |
| 2023 | $3.3B | 709 | 1 |
| 2024 | $3.1B | 623 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Saudi Arabia to United Arab Emirates: $442.3M; growth -7.5%.
- Thailand to Singapore: $123.7M; growth +90.2%.
- India to Singapore: $123.4M; growth +47%.
- Qatar to United Arab Emirates: $103.3M; growth -2.3%.
- Angola to Equatorial Guinea: $91.4M; growth +0%.
- Malaysia to Indonesia: $87.5M; growth +45%.
- Turkey to Pakistan: $78.9M; growth +107.4%.
- China to Malaysia: $67.1M; growth +51.2%.
- Turkey to Canada: $65.9M; growth +117.8%.
- Qatar to Saudi Arabia: $61.1M; growth +427.4%.

## HS6 products

- Tugs and pusher craft (HS6 890400)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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